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Three missing in Australian bushfires found safe
10 Jan 2026The people had been unaccounted for, after being told to take shelter in their house on Thursday.
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Heatwave in southern Australia among most intense ever
10 Jan 2026It comes as Queensland braces for a cyclone a week after the state experienced widespread flooding.
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New protests erupt in Iran despite internet shutdown
10 Jan 2026Protests have taken place across Iran for 13 days in a movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living
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Trump says US will deal with Greenland 'easy way' or 'hard way'
10 Jan 2026Trump says controlling the mineral-rich island is crucial for US national security given the rising military activity of Russia and China in the Arctic.
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Death toll rises to 13 as storms spark travel mayhem in Europe
10 Jan 2026Gale-force winds and storms have cut power to hundreds of thousands in freezing temperatures.
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Trump tells oil companies they are dealing with US, not Venezuela
10 Jan 2026Having deposed leftist leader Nicolas Maduro, the Trump administration has said they will control Venezuela's oil sales indefinitely.
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Swiss bar owner detained over New Year's Eve fire
10 Jan 2026Prosecutors are investigating the French owners on suspicion of crimes including homicide by negligence.
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Venezuela says in talks with US to restore diplomatic ties
10 Jan 2026Officials said US diplomats were in Caracas to discuss reopening the US embassy, while in Washington Trump prepared to meet with oil companies
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Pope Leo decries world's 'zeal for war' in fiery Vatican speech
10 Jan 2026Pope Leo, the first U.S. pope, said the weakness of international organizations in the face of global conflicts was "a particular cause for concern".
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Minnesota officials blocked from investigating ICE shooting
10 Jan 2026The decision cuts off state law enforcement from access to evidence that may show whether the officer responsible could, or should, be criminally charged.
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Call for Apple, Google to take X and Grok off app stores over sexual images
10 Jan 2026Three Democratic senators are citing the spread of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors on the platform.
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Iran shuts off internet as protesters start fires in widening unrest
10 Jan 2026Internet and phone lines are blocked, and flights cancelled, as Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accuses protesters of acting at Donald Trump's behest.
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Australian bushfires: 'Road became like a fire tunnel'
10 Jan 2026Ruffy residents describe the devastation wrought by central Victoria's Longwood bushfire.
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Trump says he's cancelled 'second wave' of Venezuela attacks
10 Jan 2026The United States president said Venezuela was working well with the US, particularly regarding its oil and gas infrastructure.
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Musk's AI bot limits image generation on X to after backlash
10 Jan 2026The chatbot's image generation had allowed users on X to edit or create sexualized photos, including generating images of women and children in minimal clothing.
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US seizes fifth vessel in Venezuela blockade
10 Jan 2026The Olina tanker was seized in the Caribbean, the fifth vessel targeted in recent weeks as Washington steps up efforts to curb Venezuelan oil exports.
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Lawyers for Luigi Mangione fight death penalty
10 Jan 2026Mangione's brutal killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO garnered appalled reactions but also vocal support, as he became a figure for larger frustrations with the US health care system.
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Japanese man arrested under 1889 law after deadly 'duel'
9 Jan 2026The face-off took place after the suspect and the dead man agreed to fight each other.
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What we know about ICE’s fatal shooting of US citizen in Minneapolis
9 Jan 2026The Department of Homeland Security said mother of three Renee Nicole Good used her car against immigration officers.
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Child among three missing as bushfires destroy homes in Australia's southeast
9 Jan 2026Authorities say damaging winds and temperatures up to 46C forecast for Victoria's north will mean any fires burning will be "undefendable".
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US federal agents shoot two people in Portland, police say
9 Jan 2026Agents were conducting a vehicle stop when the driver "weaponised" the vehicle before an officer "fired a defensive shot," the Department of Homeland Security says.
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One dead, 38 missing, after Philippine dump site collapse
9 Jan 2026A mountain of garbage toppled onto sanitation workers at the Binaliw landfill, a privately operated facility in Cebu.
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Russia bombards Ukraine's capital after rejecting peacekeeping plan
9 Jan 2026The attack has killed at least four people.
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Trump says US 'to start now hitting land' against drug cartels
9 Jan 2026The US President has conducted maritime attacks and seized leftist Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro, as part of his campaign.
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